Micelle formation in mixtures of styrene-isoprene diblock copolymer and poly(vinyl methyl ether)

Jong Hyun Ahn; Byeong Hyeok Sohn; Wang Cheol Zin; Si Tae Noh

doi:10.1021/ma001642+

Micelle formation in mixtures of styrene-isoprene diblock copolymer and poly(vinyl methyl ether)

Jong Hyun Ahn, Byeong Hyeok Sohn, Wang Cheol Zin, Si Tae Noh

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The characteristics of micelle formed in blends of styrene-isoprene diblock copolymer (SI) and poly(vinyl methyl ether) (PVME) were investigated by using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and light scattering techniques. The results of SAXS and TEM experiments indicate that the blends form spherical micelles with isoprene-rich cores and styrene-corona mixed with PVME in a matrix of PVME. As temperature increased, the blends underwent macrophase separation into a PVME-rich phase and a SI-rich phase which was also microphase-separated to ordered microdomains. Upon further heating, the ordered structure of the SI-rich region transforms to a disordered phase in a manner resembling the order-disorder transition in pure block copolymer melts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4459-4465
Number of pages	7
Journal	Macromolecules
Volume	34
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ma001642+
Publication status	Published - 2001 Jun 19

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Organic Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry

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